From the back cover of the 1983 Harlequin edition I ll marry you instead, he told herRick Conway would go to any lengths to get his revenge on Emma s beautiful but faithless cousin And though Emma was thunderstruck and offended at his cold proposal, she soon overcame her scruples.It would be a temporary arrangement, Rick claimed, and it would be a way of escaping her li From the back cover of the 1983 Harlequin edition I ll marry you instead, he told herRick Conway would go to any lengths to get his revenge on Emma s beautiful but faithless cousin And though Emma was thunderstruck and offended at his cold proposal, she soon overcame her scruples.It would be a temporary arrangement, Rick claimed, and it would be a way of escaping her life of impoverished drudgery.All Emma had to do was sustain her dislike of him And that was when her problems began